Chinese New Year Celebration offers performance in Rozsa

Zaiqian Zhang, left, and Yuxiao Wang were Mistress and Master of Ceremonies for the 2011 Chinese Night performance on Feb 6 in the Rozsa Center. Click on photos for larger versions. (Photos by Keweenaw Now)

HOUGHTON -- The Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) at Michigan Tech hosted a Chinese New Year Celebration on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011 -- the Year of the Rabbit. The public was invited, and the program was free.

Here are some photos of the entertaining student performance in the Rozsa Center:

Tianyu Li performs a Chinese folk dance.

Wanjing Zhou amazes the audience with her magic show.

Xi Lin and Mengjiao Xiao perform a lovely classical dance. (Video clip by Keweenaw Now)

Members of the women's dance group perform an energetic number.

Rui Mao sings a song about New York. His band members are Kenny Stahl, Eben Mannes and Nicole Kirch.

Li Chen performs a graceful Tai ji demonstration.

Curtain call ...

After the show, Zhengming Li, his wife, Suning, and their daughter, Alice, pause for a photo. Thanks for inviting us to Chinese Night, Ming and Suning!

Preschool Program to hold Open House Feb. 23, 26

An Orientation / Open House for the Bilingual English /Chinese Preschool Program for children ages 2 1/2 to 5 will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23, and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, at the BHK Houghton Center, 700 Park Ave., Houghton.

The program is open to private payment or DHS childcare subsidy. Scholarships may be available. Chinese-speaking teachers are needed. Michigan Tech University student volunteers are welcome. Email pykuo@bhkfirst.org for information.